Boing Jumbo jet retires as 85 bed Hotel

Dios bought the 500-seater jumbo jet, built in 1976, from its last owner Transjet after the air operator went bust in 2002. The Jumbo Hostel, which will remain grounded at the airport, will begin taking...

Lost and alone, Pittwater whale calf seeks its mum

A two-weeks-old baby humpback whale calf is trying to bond with yachts in Sidney harbour, after mistaking the boats for its mother. Desperate attemps are underway to save it. " AN  attempt to reunite a...

1,000 pound bomb goes missing

The British Royal navy recently found an undenotated German bomb on a beach in Felixstowe, Suffolk. But then they lost it."Picture the scene: a large second world war bomb washes up on an English beach, causes...

Ship carrying chemicals runs aground in Montreal - CBC News

" Last Updated: Thursday, April 12, 2007 | 5:40 PM ET The Canadian Press A tanker ship full of chemicals has been safely towed to shore in Montreal after running aground in the St. Lawrence River. Emergency teams were in place as the Sichem Aneline was towed into port on...

British Scavenge Booty from Stricken Vessel

I found this link on boingboing.net."Ignoring health warnings and threats of prosecution, hundreds of people foraged among containers washed from a stricken cargo vessel on the southern English coast on Monday, hauling off booty that included BMW motorcycles, shoes, diapers,...

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